CONSOL Energy Inc. Research & Development Facility
Monday, September, 21, 2009

Agenda

1:00 PM- Board bus and leave the Westin Hotel

2:00 PM- Arrive at CONSOL R&D; Welcome and Overview Presentation

(Light Refreshments will be served)

2:45 PM - Begin walking tour

4:45 PM - Board bus and leave CONSOL R&D

5:45 PM - Arrive back at the Westin Hotel

Cost: $25

Please note lunch is not included on the tour. You must be a PCC registered attendee to attend this tour.

Please email your name, company affiliation, and phone number to ipcc@pitt.edu to reserve a space.

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CONSOL Energy Inc. is the largest producer of high-Btu bituminous coal in the United States and a leader in the production of coalbed methane gas. In 2008, our revenues exceeded $4.6 billion.  The company operates the largest private research and development facility devoted exclusively to coal and energy utilization and production.

CONSOL Energy Inc.’s Research and Development department has provided energy and environmental research and technical services for over 60 years. Our 80-acre facility is located approximately 9 miles south of Pittsburgh in South Park, Pennsylvania. Our mission includes energy development, energy efficiency enhancements, fossil fuel emissions reduction, development of emerging energy-related technologies, and integration of existing technologies for the production and consumption of coal and natural gas.  A particular focus of our current program is on the abatement of greenhouse gas emissions.  CONSOL R&D's staff of engineers, scientists and technicians provides a wide range of research services, analytical services, source emissions sampling and source emissions characterization services, metallurgical coal characterization services, pilot plant design and operation, and coal pulverizing services.

The tour of CONSOL R&D will start with an introductory overview presentation of CONSOL R&D.  This will be followed by a walk-through of our 20,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art analytical laboratory, our carbonization test facility including the pilot coke oven, the coal pulverization facility, the coal mine fire rapid response units, and the pressurized fluidized-bed combustion pilot plant.

Quick Facts About CONSOL Energy Inc.

• We started operations in 1864.  Since 1864 we have produced more than 3.5 billion tons of coal.  We hold 4.5 billion tons of proven and recoverable coal reserves, second largest among U.S. coal producers.  Our annual coal production is about 65 million tons of high-Btu bituminous coal.  We are the largest producer of coal east of the Mississippi River, and the largest U.S. producer of deep-mined coal and of bituminous coal.
• CNX Gas, a CONSOL Energy subsidiary, is the largest producer of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin.  CNX Gas operates more than 2,600 wells connected by approximately 1,030 miles of gathering lines and infrastructure.  CNX Gas controls 1.3 trillion cubic feet of net, proven reserves of gas.  CNX Gas produces a daily net of 158.9 million cubic feet per day of pipeline-quality coalbed methane for commercial use.
• CONSOL Energy maintains a fleet of 25 towboats, five harbor boats and more than 750 barges.  In 2007, our river operations transported 21.7 million tons of coal, including 7.3 million tons of coal produced by CONSOL Energy operations.
• We operate the largest private research and development facilities devoted exclusively to coal and energy utilization and production.
• We employ 8,000 people across six states including, Kentucky, Ohio,
  Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.